# Chalky Hill Community, St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/chalky-hill/

Community · St. Anns Bay 

# Chalky Hill

Chalky Hill is a community of Jamaica in St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **14.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14.0km²
- 1mapped service
- 400 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chalky Hill?

Chalky Hill lies in [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Claremont](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/claremont/), [Epworth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/epworth/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/golden-grove/golden-grove/), [Lime Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/lime-hall/), [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/ocho-rios/) and [Steer Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/steer-town/). By area it is the 282nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.9% of [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). The centre of Chalky Hill is about 58 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.7 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of St. Anns Bay. The centre point is at 18.3835° N, 77.1688° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Chalky Hill

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Chalky Hill: 2 caves.

- Ewart Town Bat Cave · cave
- Yard Spring Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Chalky Hill

- Roaring River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios3.4 km
- Laughing Water Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.8 km
- Dunn's River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.8 km
- Zip-line Over Dunn's River · attraction, Ocho Rios4.8 km
- Dunn's River Falls and Park · attraction, Ocho Rios4.8 km
- Little Dunn’s River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.9 km
- Johnnie Spring Cave · cave, Lime Hall4.9 km
- Old Fort · archaeological site, Steer Town5.0 km
- Dunns River Beach · beach, Ocho Rios5.0 km
- Chesterfield Cave · cave, Lime Hall5.0 km
- Hell Below · attraction, Ocho Rios5.0 km
- Crab Key Beach · beach, Steer Town5.3 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Chalky Hill

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel21 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen57 km

### Nearest railway station

Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 35 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:34).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Chalky Hill

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chalky Hill. Settlements here lie between about 370 m and 471 m above sea level (median 400 m).

- Chalky Hill
- Davis Town
- Ewart Town
- Hermitage
- Malvern Park Pen
- Whitehorns Thicket

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Chalky Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of St. Anns Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 52 

Apr 27 58 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 128 

Jul 27 92 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 26 113 

Dec 25 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chalky Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · St. Ann's Bay 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43525&mlon=-77.19982#map=17/18.43525/-77.19982) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump Epping · St. Ann's Bay 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42402&mlon=-77.17568#map=17/18.42402/-77.17568) 

Hotel Pipers Cove Resort Ja. · Lime Hall 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37538&mlon=-77.20645#map=17/18.37538/-77.20645) 

Mall Downtown Ocho Rios · Steer Town 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43184&mlon=-77.16625#map=17/18.43184/-77.16625) 

School Steer Town Primary and Junior High · Steer Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41356&mlon=-77.16287#map=17/18.41356/-77.16287) 

College College of Hospitality · St. Ann's Bay 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43237&mlon=-77.19516#map=17/18.43237/-77.19516) 

Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40836&mlon=-77.10209#map=17/18.40836/-77.10209) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chalky Hill

Places mapped inside Chalky Hill in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in St. Anns Bay

- Chester
- Lime Hall
- Mt Zion/Mines
- Priory
- St. Ann's Bay
- Steer Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Chalky Hill?In St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Chalky Hill?Claremont, Epworth, Golden Grove, Lime Hall, Ocho Rios and Steer Town
- What is there to see in Chalky Hill?Ewart Town Bat Cave, Yard Spring Cave
- What time zone is Chalky Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chalky Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Chalky Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chalky Hill?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chalky Hill?Settlements lie between 370 m and 471 m
- What is the best time to visit Chalky Hill?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chalky Hill?Emerald Medical Centre, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chalky Hill?National Commercial Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chalky Hill?Scotiabank, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chalky Hill?Epping, about 4.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chalky Hill?JM071101 (OCHA common operational dataset)